Description: 120grs total not edge marked likely used at fairs by exhibitor France, 1900 " Universal International Exposition and Olympic Games, Paris 1900 ", a specimen in very fine condition as scanned, some surface wear, rim knocks The 1900 World Fair took place in conjunction with the Olympic Games. Obv.Head of Marianne right. In legend : RPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE Rev.Victory flies over the exhibition, supporting a prize-winner with torch aloft In legend : EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE - 1900 Bibliography : see GADOURY p47, MintExhib2 81. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. More than 5 million people attended the exhibition (a world record at the time), yet it still failed to turn a profit, costing the French government 2,000,000 Francs. The fair included more than 76,000 exhibitors and covered 1.12 square kilometres of Paris. The Exposition Universelle was where motion pictures were first unveiled and where the escalator debuted. The exhibition lasted from 14 April until 10 November 1900. A special committee, led by Gustave Eiffel, awarded a gold medal to Lavr Proskuryakov's project for the Yenisei Bridge in Krasnoyarsk. A number of Paris' most noted structures were built for the Exposition including the Gare de Lyon, the Gare d'Orsay (now the Muse d'Orsay), the Pont Alexandre III, the Grand Palais, La Ruche, and the Petit Palais. A sideshow at the Exposition was the Second Olympic Games, which were spread over five months. So unnoted were these games that many athletes died unaware that they had been Olympians. The games also marked the first participation by female athletes and, in such sports as tennis, football (soccer), polo, rowing and tug of war, teams were multinational. A Human Zoo was present at the exposition.
Price: 169.99 USD
Location: Paris
End Time: 2024-11-07T17:36:47.000Z
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Restocking Fee: 10%
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Type: Medal
Composition: Bronze
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
